Clear Aligners are a breakthrough in orthodontic treatment. The best part of clear aligners is that they work without interfering with your everyday activities and are pleasant, removable, and almost invisible. It’s that easy to have straighter teeth without anyone knowing you’re in treatment—eat whatever you want, brush and floss as usual. Here at AMFAM we have two clear aligner options to suit your needs and affordability.
Invisible
Invisible Clear Aligners are nearly invisible to the naked eye and help patients hide the fact that they are receiving orthodontic treatment. Materials are highly stain resistant, and with proper oral hygiene, they should not discolour.
Removable
Clear Aligners can be removed for brief times without interfering with the therapy procedure. This is especially useful when eating, brushing, or flossing your teeth. Patients can simply keep up with their regular hygiene practice. Aligner cleaning products are also available.
Comfortable
Because it uses extremely small amounts of pressure to gently and gradually correct tooth misalignment, treatment is practically totally painless. Clear Aligners use excellent finish-lines and do not require wires, making them more comfortable and simple to use.
Affordable
Clear aligners are less expensive than international brands, and there are payment alternatives available. This means that for people who want to fix crooked teeth or malocclusions, this is a cost effective orthodontic treatment option.
Predictability
A series of movements can be used to anticipate the position of the teeth. This means that the orthodontic treatment is PRE-PLANNED and the final result is known before treatment begins.
Myobrace®
The Myobrace®System is preventive pre-orthodontic treatment that focuses on addressing the underlying causes of crooked teeth, often without the need for braces or extraction of teeth, unlocking natural growth and development. Treatment is best suited to children aged 3 to 15 and involves using a series of removable intra-oral appliances that are worn for 1-2 hours each day plus overnight while sleeping.
What Myobrace® treatment does:
- Corrects poor oral habits
- Develops & aligns the jaws
- Straightens the teeth
- Optimises facial development
- Improves overall health
- Promotes healthy eating habits
How does it do this? By helping the child:
- Breathe through the nose
- Correct tongue resting position
- Swallow correctly
- Keep the lips together
How It Works
Waiting until all permanent teeth have come through to begin treatment with braces can unfortunately lead to irreversible damage affecting not only the teeth, but also the child’s overall health and development.
Poor myofunctional habits (poor oral habits) are evident before all permanent teeth are present, which means treatment of the causes can begin much earlier than originally thought. This can be as early as three years of age.
Myobrace® is designed to deal with these incorrect myofunctional habits by teaching children to breathe through their nose, rest the tongue correctly in the roof of the mouth, swallow correctly and continue widening the jaws so they grow to their full and proper size. This results in sufficient room for the teeth, allowing them to come in naturally straight and often without the need for braces.
Treatment Goals
The goal of The Myobrace®System is to obtain natural development of the jaws and teeth. With good compliance, Myobrace® treatment can offer more than just straighter teeth.
- Straighter teeth
- Correct alignment of the teeth and jaws
- Minimal or no use of braces
- No need for extraction of healthy teeth
- Reduced need for fixed retainers
- Improved facial development
- Improved overall health
- Develop to genetic potential
It is not always possible to achieve all these goals. Success of treatment is heavily dependent on the child’s compliance to Myobrace® treatment, their biological ability to change habits as well as growth patterns. Generally, the earlier treatment is started – the higher the level of success can be achieved. Good compliance allows for the best results in growing children aged 3 – 15 years.